Carpet-cutter.



No. 840,928. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907. G. GAMSTON & H. GOWARD,

CARPET CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14. 1906.

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. No. 840,928. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

,' G, GAMSTON & H. GOWARD.

CARPET CUTTER.

, APPLICATION FILED JULY1 4.1906.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2,

UNITE STATES hhlfifl' CARPET-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

retested Jan. a, root Application filed July 14, 1906. Serial Nd. 326,292.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE GAMSTON and HARRY Cow ARD, citizens of tneUni ted States,

residing at Philadelphia, in the county of "novel combination of to appends any of the advantages of tile invention.

Philadel hia and State of Pennsylvania, have invente anew and useful Carpet-Cutter, of which the followin is a specification.

The invention re ates to improvements in car et-cutters.

he object of the present invention is to improve the construction of carpet-cutters an to provide a simple, inexpensive, and eflicient carpet-cutter designed or cutting carpets to fit rejecting portions and recesses of rooms an capable of ready adjustment to cut a carpet at the desired angle.

A'further object of the invention is to provide a carpet-cutter of this character capable of enabling a carpet to be rapidly and accurately cut and adapted to securelv hold a carpet and effectually prevent the same from sli p n durin the cutting operation.

Anot er 0 ject o the invention is to provide a carpet-cutter in whicn the cutting mechanism may be swung upward and sup ported out of t away while placing a width of carpet in position for cutting.

- The invention also has for its object to provide a carpet-cutter which may be readily taken apart should any of the parts become broken and require repair.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in' the construction and arts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hered, itrbeing understood that varisize, and-- minor details of construction within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the s hit or sacrificing l ous changes in the form, proportion,

' in the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a carpet-cutter constriu-ted in ac-l cordance with this invention, the cutting mechanism being supported in an elevated positiorn Fi 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, the cutting mechanism being inposition for use. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view. taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. tie a similar view taken substantially on the line 4 of Fl". 2.

Like numerals 0 reference designatefcorresponding parts in all the figures of the; drawings.

1 designates member pivotally a table or sup ort ran ed in para tab e and at an an le to the same carpets either straight or on the bias. The e is provided 'at one end adjacent to one side with a perforation 3 for the reception of a pivot 4, and site end with a plurality of perforations 5, arranged at intervals and disposed in an arcuate series and ada ted to r r-eive a depending stud-6 for holdm the oblong base either in parallelism with t to side edges of the tablei. or at an'angle.

a substantially oblong base or mounted at one end upon 2 and adapted to be ar- Any number of perforations 5 may be prolelism with side edges to the for cutting 6 it is also provided at theoppo-.

video, and in practice the table will bear suitable marks or characters for indicating;

the various angles.

The base is provided with a longitudinal slot 7, forming a knife-guide and receiving metallic strips 8 of brass or other suitable material, which are adapted, to support a knife-9 against lateral movement, and which gnables the same to slide freely along the ase.

The knife 9,which is set at an inclination to enable it to be readily drawn throu h a carpet 10, is mounted in a suitable knhe-holder 11, consisting of a substantially rectangular block provided at opposite sides with grooves 12 and arranged in a lon itudinal opening 13 of a hinged guide 14. 'lhe'slidable knifeholder 11, which is provided with an up-. wardly-extcnding grip or handle 15, has fa slot 16 at its front end to receive the knife suitable fastening devices 17. The inner or rear wall of the slot is inclined to suit the inclination of the knife or cutter, which tits I l against the inclined rear wall and which is firmly sccurcd'in the slot of the holder.

The hinged guide .14 is provided at oppo--. site, sides of the longitudinahopening 13 with inwardly-projecting llaugcs 1b. which lit into the side grooves 12 of the slidablc knifeholder. The llangcs lb projcct inwnrdirom the side walls of the o inning 13, and the guide is provided at one side with a removable section 19, detachably secured to the guide .by screws or oth r suitable fastening (levihes form guides for the carpet, suitable blocks or the base.

and adapted to be detachable to permit the 1 base and the hinged guide and is securely removal of the slidable knife-holder when it held by the same. The inclined cutting edge is desired to sharpen the knife or cutter. of the knife or cutter enables the carpet to The base is provided at its front end with j be severed with a shear cut. The car )eta projecting loop 2l,forminga grip orhandle, f cutter is designed for cutting various kinds and the hinged guide is provided atits front j of fabrics and floor-coverings, such as mat end with a suitable handle 22. The other ting, oil-cloths, linoleums, and the like.

e'nd of the hinged guide is provided with a The hinged guide is provided at its front reduced portion or tongue 23, arranged bei end with a depending stud or projection 38,

m tween a pair of cars 24 and provided with a I which when the guide is closed fits in a perlongitudinal slot 25, through which passes iorationor socket 39 of the base 1. This a pivot or plntle 26. The pivot or pintle 26 stud causes a positive closing movement of also pierces the ears, being provided at one the guide and is adapted to prevent the carend with a head and at the other end with a pet-engaging spurs or projections from being i 5 suitable keytoenableit fio be readilyremoved bent or othcrwise'injured by any lateral or when desired. The ears 24 extend upwardly longitudinal movement of the hinged guide. fromablock orplate,andthepivot 4,which onliaving thus fully described our invention, gages the perforation 3 of the table, is formed what we claim as new, and desire to secure integral with the said block or plate and is by Letters Patent, is

2o detachablj secured in the preiorationof the 1. A carpet-cutter comprising a table or base by a my 27. support, an adjustable base or member piv- The longitudinal slot 25 of the hinged otally mounted on the table or support and guide permits a limited longitudinal movearranged to swing horizontally and provided mentof the same to carry latorally-extend with cutting means adapted to be arranged 2 5 ing studs or projections 28 into and out of reat diil'crent angles by the adjustment of thego cesses 29 of the upwardly-extending standsaid base or member, and means for holding ards 30, which are provided with arcuatc the base or member in its adjustment. slots 31. The standards form relatively 2. A carpet-cutter comprising a table or fixed guides for the hinged guides, and the support provided with an arcuate series of 3 recesses 29 provide seats for the studs or perforations, an adjustable base or member projections 28 and are substantially keypivotally connected with the table or supole-shaped to form upwardly-projecting port and provided with means for engaging shoulders 32 to retain the projections or the said perforations, whereby the base or studs in engagement with the seats. When member is held at difi'erent angles, and cut- 35 the hinged guide is lifted slightly to disenting mechanism carried by thebase or memage it from the shoulders 32,itmay be drawn ber. orward or outward and swung downwardly; 3. A carpet-cutter comprising a table or studs or projections 28 preferably consupport having apivot-perfotatmn'and prosist of screws and are mounted in blocks'or vided with an arcuate series of perforations,

0 pieces 23, which are secured to the upper a base or member rovided at one end with 1 5 ace of the hinged guide. a pivot to detachaiily fit in the pivot-perio- The standards are formed integral with ration and h'aving a depending stud at the blocks or pieces 34, which constitute attachother end to engage the arcuate series of erment plates for the standards and which also forations, and cutting mechanism carried by pieces 35 being, also arranged at o posite 4. Inacarpet-cutter, the combination ofa sides of the front end of the hingcc guide base or member pivotally mounted. at one to assist in guiding the carpet. end and adapted to swing horizontally to arhe carpet is securely held on the base by range it at various angles, cutting mechan- 50 means of a pluralit of spurs or pointed proism carried by the base or member in its ad I15 jections 36, exten ing from thelower faces justment, and means for holding the base or of the sides of the hinged guide and adapted member in its adjusted position. to piercc the carpet, as indicated in dotted 5. A carpet-cutter comprising a base or lines in Fig. 2 of the drawin The base is member having a slot or way ard provided 5 provided at opposite sides with sockets 37 to with relatively fixed carpet-guii' t 'g arran ed 20 receive the spurs or projections when the in pairs at the ends of the slot, a slida lo I, hinged guide is closed. The spurs or pointed knife operating in'the slot or way, and means Y projections are located at oppositc'sidcs of for guiding the knife.

' the'slot or way 7 and effectually prevent 6. A carpet-cutter comprisinga ivotally- 60 either portion of a carpet from slipping while mounted base or member arrange to swing the latter is being cut. Y horizontally, a hinged guide carried by the f The knife or cutter is movable rearwardly base or member, and a slidable knife mountbej'ond the guides 34, and the slidablc knifeed on. the hinged guide.

' 'ho der is drawn forwardly to cut the carpet 7. A carpet-cutter comprising a ivotally- 65 after the same has been placed between the mounted base or member arranged to swing 13o a knife operating in the slot or way and slidably mounted on the hinged guide.

8. A carpet-cutter comprising a hinged 'uide provided with an opening and having inWardly-extendin flanges at opposite sides thereof, said guidebeing also provided with a detachable section, and a knife-holder provided with grooves receiving the flan es of the uide, said'knife-holder being (letae hably conhned in the opening of the guide by the said section thereof;

9. A carpet-cutter comprising a baseor member having a slot and provided at oppos'ite sides thereof with sockets, a guide mounted on the base or member and provided with projections or spurs fitting in the socket of the base for engaging a car et, and a slidable knife-holder mounted on t 10 guide and having a knife operating in the said slot.

10. A carpet-cutter com rising at base, a hinged 'uide mounted on t 1e base and provided with a lateral projection, and a standard or member extending upward from the base and having a slot receiving the said projection, said standard or member being also provided with a seat at the upper end of the slot of the lateral projection, whereby the hinged guide is supported in an elevated position.

11. A carpet-cutter comprising a base, a

hinged knife-guide mounted on the base, standards extending u ward from the base at op 'osite sides of the ringed guide and provide with slots and having recesses extending from the upper ends thereof and formingseats, and pro ections extending from the hinged guide and operating in the slots of the standards and adapted to engage the seats thereof.

12. A carpeboutter comprising a base,'a hinged guide having a limited longitudinal movement, standards rising from the base and provided at their 11 per portions with seats, and means carried )y the hinged guide and slidable on the standards and carried into and out of engagement with the seats by J the longitudinal movement of the ide.

13. A carpet cutter comprising a ase rovided at its front with a socket or e oration', a guide hinged at the back to t e base and provided with a depending stud arranged to fit in the socket or perforation, when the. guide is closed, said guide being also provided with spurs and cutting mechanism.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto athxed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE GAMSTON. HARRY COWARD.

Witnesses:

Geo-W. Ramses, JosEPn M. MURRAY. 

